Guidebook for Reykjavik
Food Scene
They have the best bread, croissant and blueberry/licorice buns in Reykjavik! They open early and you can expect a line, but it moves very quickly.
316 locals recommend
Brauð & Co.
16 FrakkastígurThey have the best bread, croissant and blueberry/licorice buns in Reykjavik! They open early and you can expect a line, but it moves very quickly.
Great place to try different food. It's often busy and that's the charm. It's perfect to go there and order from different spots but sit at the same table. Highly recommend all the dishes at "Skál".
367 locals recommend
Hlemmur Mathöll
107 LaugavegurGreat place to try different food. It's often busy and that's the charm. It's perfect to go there and order from different spots but sit at the same table. Highly recommend all the dishes at "Skál".
The best coffee in town is just around the corner, 2 min walk from the apartment. They open at 8am on weekdays and 9am on weekends. Friendly staff, and while you wait you can explore the bookstore that the cafe's located in.
106 locals recommend
Te & Kaffi
11 SkólavörðustígurThe best coffee in town is just around the corner, 2 min walk from the apartment. They open at 8am on weekdays and 9am on weekends. Friendly staff, and while you wait you can explore the bookstore that the cafe's located in.
Drinks & Nightlife
Kaldi Bar
20a LaugavegurSuper nice place to get a drink and just hang out.
Parks & Nature
Super nice scenic trail, great for walking or jogging. Very romantic.
159 locals recommend
Elliðaárdalur
Super nice scenic trail, great for walking or jogging. Very romantic.
Fun for everyone in the family to walk and get lost in a tiny hiking area in the city.
65 locals recommend
Öskjuhlíð
Fun for everyone in the family to walk and get lost in a tiny hiking area in the city.
Essentials
It's the tourists grocery store, were you'll get all your basic stuff. This is the cheap one.
512 locals recommend
Bónus
It's the tourists grocery store, were you'll get all your basic stuff. This is the cheap one.
Lyfja
5, 105 LágmúliPharmacy open from 8am to 24pm.
Shopping
It's a clothing store and adventure store - it's Ellingsen and it's one of the oldest brands in Iceland. Here you'll get all your hiking gear and comfy traveling gear.
8 locals recommend
Ellingsen
FiskislóðIt's a clothing store and adventure store - it's Ellingsen and it's one of the oldest brands in Iceland. Here you'll get all your hiking gear and comfy traveling gear.
Akkúrat
2 AðalstrætiSuper cool design stuff - highly recommend!
Getting Around
The main bus terminal in Reykjavik. This is where the buses leave from to go around the country, and the flight bus leaves from here too.
140 locals recommend
BSI Reykjavik station
The main bus terminal in Reykjavik. This is where the buses leave from to go around the country, and the flight bus leaves from here too.
It's the local bus terminal, get the bus to anywhere in *Reykjavik and the closer areas from here.
*To get the bus around the country, go to BSI.
33 locals recommend
Hlemmur
It's the local bus terminal, get the bus to anywhere in *Reykjavik and the closer areas from here.
*To get the bus around the country, go to BSI.
Entertainment & Activities
Great swimming pool just up the street, highly recommended. Swim a few lanes, soak in the hot tube, cool of in the cold tube and get heated up again in the steam room. A must do when in Iceland!
484 locals recommend
Sundhöllin
45a BarónsstígurGreat swimming pool just up the street, highly recommended. Swim a few lanes, soak in the hot tube, cool of in the cold tube and get heated up again in the steam room. A must do when in Iceland!
Another hip and cool swimming pool to hang out in. Whatever the weather, it's always nice to hang out in the hot tube. Go for a swim, steam in the sauna, cool off in the cold tub and relax in the hot tub. Each trip costs 900 kr/isk, but if you buy a 10 trip card you get each trip for 460 kr/isk.
458 locals recommend
Vesturbæjarlaug
HofsvallagataAnother hip and cool swimming pool to hang out in. Whatever the weather, it's always nice to hang out in the hot tube. Go for a swim, steam in the sauna, cool off in the cold tub and relax in the hot tub. Each trip costs 900 kr/isk, but if you buy a 10 trip card you get each trip for 460 kr/isk.